Mariotti Damen To Build Expedition Ships For Seabourn – Prinsendam To Leave Holland America In July 2019 – Iona’s Grand Atrium

THE CRUISE EXAMINER AT CYBERCRUISES.COM BY KEVIN GRIFFIN

The Cruise Examiner for 9th July 2018

Seabourn to expand into expedition cruising with newbuildings

Last week it was announced that a new shipbuilding joint venture, Mariotti Damen Cruise, will build two 23,000-ton 264-berth PC6 luxury expedition ships for Seabourn, for delivery in 2021 and 2022. Meanwhile, the Prinsendam, once Seabourn Sun, is to leave the affiliated Holland America Line fleet in 2019. And P&O Cruises have released a rendering and some details of the new Grand Atrium proposed for the Iona, due in 2020.

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